Bernstein: Rose, Thibs Off Message
One has been an extension of the other all season, as they have worked and spoken in lock-step synchronization to lead the Bulls to the NBA's best record and the second round of the playoffs.
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One has been an extension of the other all season, as they have worked and spoken in lock-step synchronization to lead the Bulls to the NBA's best record and the second round of the playoffs.
Chicago Tribune Bulls beat writer K.C. Johnson said the Bulls' loss to the Atlanta Hawks Monday night was "the worst game of the playoffs."
Once again the Chicago Bulls struggled with a lesser seeded opponent. This time it was Atlanta Hawks, who came into the United Center and took Game 1 of the series.
In just his third season in the NBA, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, according to sources, will be named the league's Most Valuable Player.
Derrick Rose is expected to receive the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award within a few days. The third-year point guard averaged 25 points per game in the regular season, and an even more impressive 27.6 PPG in the playoffs.
I must confess: I did not see this coming. I fully expected the Chicago Bulls to be squaring off against the Orlando Magic in the teams' first game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals tonight…not the Atlanta Hawks.
There was a crazy report this morning from the Bulls official twitter site that Joakim Noah would not play tonight. That report proved to be erroneous and was quickly changed. So Noah will play this evening and it looks like Carlos Boozer will, as well.
When the Bulls take the court in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals game agaisnt the Hawks, it's sure to be an energized crowd and atmosphere, and that atmosphere just got a boost it the form of Jim Cornelison.
After a physically demanding first round, Derrick Rose didn't expect much to change when he found out that the Chicago Bulls would be taking on the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
After eliminating the Indiana Pacers in five games, the Chicago Bulls now take on their second round opponent, the Atlanta Hawks, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Jeff Teague will have to do his best against the NBA's expected MVP, the guy who led the Chicago Bulls to more wins than any other team.
The Bulls and the Hawks are set to begin their Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup on Monday. But before that happens, Mayor Richard M. Daley set the terms for his side for a friendly bet with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
The Bulls' second-round schedule was released earlier this week, but now we know whom they will be playing.
We still don't know their opponent, but the Bulls already are selling tickets for the second round of the NBA playoffs.
I may be alone in my line of thinking, but for the life of me, I could care less that the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft takes place on Thursday night.
Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls were tested in the first round by the Indiana Pacers, and they passed. Now Rose and Chicago is gearing up for their next test.
The Chicago Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers in five games to move to the Eastern Conference's semifinals. Chicago will take on the winner of the Orlando Magic-Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Derrick Rose is an angry player. He holds grudges, never forgetting an opponent, and Chicago fans should be very excited about that.
No Bulls team had ever won back-to-back games by a total of 73 points, until yesterday. It had been fifteen years since they had won consecutive games by more than 30 apiece.
Derrick Rose had 30 points and 10 assists, helping the Chicago Bulls move back in the Eastern Conference lead with a runaway 114-81 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
On the Chicago Bulls' last trip to Atlanta, the team spoiled a 19-point lead.Derrick Rose guaranteed that a similar collapse wouldn't happen again.
Playing without Carlos Boozer wasn't anything new for the Bulls and it didn't seem to affect the team when they defeated the Atlanta Hawks Friday. The win made it the Bull's tenth straight home victory.
Carlos Boozer will not play tonight vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Boozer continues to get treatment on his injured sprained ankle and though the swelling has gone down he is not ready to get back on the court.
The Chicago Bulls were on a roll and approaching their first division title in 13 years when Carlos Boozer suffered an injury. But overcoming injuries is nothing new to this Bulls team.
Earlier this week, Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf said that he thought the team could win four NBA championships in the next several years. While that may prove to be true, saying it is easier than doing it.
